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About Muktal Village

Muktal is a mid sized village in Bodvad tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 920 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muktal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muktal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Bodvad
Pincode 425310
Area (hectares) 648.22 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 920
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muktal compares

By the 2011 count Muktal is the 12th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 648.22 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Muktal

Muktal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muktal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muktal from other places

Muktal lies about 37 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Achegaon, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Muktal
Tehsil headquarters Bodvad 10 km
Nearest railway station Achegaon 11 km
Nearest town Varangaon 15 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Muktal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodvad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Muktal

As per the Census of India 2011, Muktal village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 12th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Muktal village has 920 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muktal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Muktal is 425310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muktal covers 648.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muktal falls under Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Muktal is Achegaon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Muktal.

Muktal is about 37 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muktal is in Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bodvad is about 10 km away. Achegaon is about 11 km away. Varangaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varad Kh (2.2 km), Varad Bk (2.2 km) and Vaki (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Muktal today is likely to be higher.

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